The Facts USA Today bestselling author Sanibel grew up in Princeton and studied Classics at the University of Pennsylvania before getting her MFA at The New School. Her work has appeared in NYmag, ELLE, Air Mail, Literary Hub, and more. She lives in Greenwich Village with her husband and is working on a satirical reimagining of the Odyssey from Athena's POV.
​
The Truth
Note from my fed up 9th grade english teacher
My freshman fall GPA/transcript
The 2nd most mortifying article I was ever assigned
Favorite books ranked: first, second, third, fourth, fifth
PDF proof of USA Today Best-selling status (people fudge this! I am many things but not a fudger)
​
​
​​
Selected Writing
"Persuasive Book Review: John Rechy's CITY OF NIGHT" on Sad Rich Girls, 2025
"Persuasive Book Review: George Orwell's COMING UP FOR AIR" on Sad Rich Girls, 2025
"7 Campus Novels That Break the Mold" in Electric Lit, 2025
"The Real Mean Girls of Classic Literature" in Lit Hub, 2025
"An (Ongoing) Taxonomy of the Sad Rich Girls of Literature" in Lit Hub, 2024
"Erewhon: or, The Worst Possible Name for a Grocery Store" in Lit Hub, 2024
"Advised to Death" in Air Mail, 2023
"Is Fruit Ever an Adequate Substitute for an Apology?" in ELLE, 2023
"Can ChatGPT Write a Good College-Admissions Essay?" in New York magazine, 2023
"Royal Toilet Paper" in New York magazine, 2022
"Prep School Bouillabaisse" in Epiphany, 2021
"The Art Of Illmatic: Exploring Nas’ Duelling Realities" in Hot New Hip Hop, 2020
​
Interviews
Craft with Kat Q&A (with Kat Lewis)
Attention Economy Q&A (with Leigh Stein)
The Bleeders Q&A (with Courtney Kocak)
Notes from a Ghost Podcast (with Charlie Daly)
So Money Podcast (with Farnoosh Torabi)​​​​